Back Story Radio: Teed Off: The Tea Party, Then and Now

Rather than simply summarizing the events that led to the American Revolution, have your learners listen as John Green offers some interesting points to be used as discussion or writing prompts in your review of the war. Green details...

The event in American history now known as the Boston Tea Party was really anything but a party. Discover how the tax on tea in pre-revolutionary America was seen by colonists as an infringement on their rights and livelihoods, and how...

BackStory Radio episode on the history of political factions in America and the influence they have had on politics. Audio and transcripts are provided.

BackStory Radio explores the history of partisanship and asks whether it is tearing us apart in this country or serving to keep us together. This episode has no podcast; it is a brief article on the topic and transcripts of the comments...

While less well known than the event in Boston, the Yorktown Tea Party was equally decisive in turning community sentiment against Great Britain. To gain an understanding of why the colonists objected to the Tea Act, young historians...

BackStory radio segment featuring the History Guys and their guests with a rich discussion of an era fraught with uncertainty for America following Lee's surrender at Appomattox Court House. "1865: United States of Uncertainty" is...

BackStory Radio podcast in which the American History Guys discuss the "rules of war" and ask, who gets to decide? They examine the history of warfare and explore war through a cultural lens for an in-depth look at ethics and rules of...

BackStory audio includes several stories organized around the theme Islands. The American History guys explore U.S. history by focussing on an alternative perspective of the island, from Hawaii to the Great Lakes, through the Caribbean...

BackStory Radio segment provides a rich discussion of the history of time in America. The American History Guys explore how the experience of time has changed for Americans over the years covering from pre-industrial era, through...

BackStory Radio episode on freedom and the Emancipation Proclamation. The American History Guys reflect on the complicated history of emancipation, what it means to a diverse group of people, and how it is commemorated. It provides the...